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The Chief Shepherdess
Nov 19, 2024 5:31 PM

Author:Zoe Colville

The Chief Shepherdess

'The shepherdess whose flock you definitely need to follow' - Hello!

'A new breed of shepherdess blazing a trail across social media, challenging outdated ideas about the job and capturing the public's imagination along the way' - Daily Mail

Zoë Colville left her life as a hairdresser in a fancy London salon for the rolling hills and hard graft of life on a Kent farm. One where the only use for a hairdryer is warming new-born lambs; where the cycle of life on a farm gives new meaning and purpose, and where nature is both a strict teacher and a source of ultimate satisfaction.

In this memoir, Zoë brings her trademark hilarious, heartfelt voice to tell readers all about her transformation from hairdresser to farmer, and the lessons she learned along the way, from mental health, social media and identity to surviving as an entrepreneur in a shifting economy. And through those lessons - in love, loss, and lambing - discovering something even more important: that it's always the right time to take a bold step and try something new.

Reviews

A new breed of shepherdess blazing a trail across social media.

—— Daily Mail

Humorous, gritty and enlightening

—— Martin Chilton , The Independent

One of the industry's most well-known shepherdesses.

—— Emily Ashworth , Farmers Guardian

Renowned physicist Michael Dine takes us from the innards of the atom to the depths of black holes in this readable . . . celebration of science's most mind-bending discipline. The text is conversational and full of delightful asides . . . Dine's enthusiastic storytelling makes the read worth it for those who want to finally wrap their mind around string theory or the Higgs boson

—— Tess Joosse , Scientific American

Michael Dine takes the reader on a fascinating and wide-ranging tour of the world of physics, both theoretical and experimental, emphasizing the remarkable discoveries that make up modern physics and the daunting challenges that remain. Dine is a leader in theoretical physics and tells the story of the last few decades based on his own personal experiences and involvement

—— Edward Witten, theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study

Everything you wanted to know about physics but were afraid to ask. This Way to the Universe is a fascinating and sweeping tour of the history of ideas in modern physics and cosmology from a remarkable theoretical physicist and engaging storyteller. A riveting read, the book offers a ringside view to many of the latest theoretical and experimental developments from a key protagonist. A treat for the intellectually curious

—— Priyamvada Natarajan, author of Mapping the Heavens

Dine delivers a detailed, if often sceptical, account of the great questions and often unsatisfactory answers to problems in astro- and quantum physics, examining such topics as the Big Bang, inflation theory, galaxy formation, black holes, dark matter and energy, string theory, and supersymmetry . . . Excellent popular science

—— Kirkus

Wild Fell leaves you in no doubt that if we don't protect our wild blooms, there won't be any bugs and there won't be any birds and, ultimately, any people.

—— BBC Countryfile Magazine

Warm, personal, political and detailed, Wild Fell invites people into the evolving conversation about the future of our natural world.

—— Cumbria Life

Like the rivers it has rebent, the Haweswater project is re-wiggling farming into a more sustainable alignment with nature. And by similarly refusing to operate in siloed straight lines, Schofield's own journey towards greater collaboration may have lessons to teach both of the UK's rural tribes.

—— New Statesman

Schofield is a delightfully companionable guide - evoking huge vistas alongside small, exquisite, multisensory details - you can almost inhale the scent of thyme and warm rock wafting from the pages.

—— Amy Jane Beer , Guardian

Wild Fell documents a powerful journey through a bruised, beloved English landscape, expertly told from Lee's unique perspective. Sensitive, full of empathy and charged with a fierce, solution-based vision for a restorative, productive future alongside the natural world. I felt utterly compelled by his wise, deft prose, and am so grateful this book has been written. A remarkable debut.

—— Sophie Pavelle

Beautifully written, with an urgent sense of the need to protect our endangered landscape, this is a manifesto for a wilder future.

—— Daily Mail

Not all farming is toxic. Even rewilders should be able to admire the survival of the cultural tradition of Herdwick sheep farming in the Cumbrian uplands. Read Schofield and make up your own mind. His story of managing the land around Haweswater, in the eastern fells, is compelling... It's an idyll every bit as seductive as the ones set out by Shakespeare or English landscape painting.

—— Spectator

The book that needed to be written about the Lake District.

—— Caught by the River

A poetic journey of restoring nature in an iconic landscape. Wild Fell informs and inspires.

—— Jake Fiennes

A visionary, practical and lyrical book on restoring land, from one of the best in the game, on the front line of nature restoration.

—— Benedict Macdonald

Lee Schofield's Wild Fell is a soaring elegy to nature, a book infused with a deep love of place, and a stirring call to restore wildlife to our landscapes. Written with wit, verve and humility, Wild Fell is above all a story of hope, weaving together deep insights about botany and the history of the land with a wisdom won through years of practical experience.

—— Guy Shrubsole

Wild Fell is a beautiful, powerful book that subtly navigates great and complex challenges.

—— George Monbiot
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